Tor Browser is free web browsing software and part of an open network. It helps protect against traffic analysis, a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom, privacy, confidential business activities, relationships, and state security.
The Tor Browser delivers robust online privacy and security by routing internet traffic through a global decentralized network of volunteer-operated servers. This sophisticated system employs multi-layered encryption to anonymize user activity, effectively concealing browsing behavior from network surveillance while preventing websites from detecting a user’s physical location. As a powerful circumvention tool, Tor enables access to restricted content across geographical boundaries. Its distributed architecture offers unparalleled protection against both digital surveillance and regional censorship, establishing Tor as an indispensable solution for privacy-focused internet navigation.
The Tor Browser delivers a portable privacy solution that operates on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems with zero installation requirements. This self-contained executable bundles a pre-configured web browser for instant anonymity protection and functions completely from removable storage media, including USB drives, maintaining no persistent traces on host systems.
Tor Browser Futures:
BLOCK TRACKERS
TB isolates each website you visit so third-party trackers and ads can’t follow you. Any cookies are automatically cleared when you’re done browsing. So will your browsing history.
RESIST FINGERPRINTING
The Browser aims to make all users look the same, making it difficult for you to be fingerprinted based on your browser and device information.
MULTI-LAYERED ENCRYPTION
Your traffic is relayed and encrypted three times as it passes over the Tor network. The network includes thousands of volunteer-run servers known as Tor relays.
Don’t Torrent over the Tor Browser
Torrent file-sharing applications bypass proxy settings and establish direct connections, even when configured to use the Tor network. Even if your torrent application is configured to connect through Tor, it often reveals your real IP address in the tracker GET request, which is how torrents operate. This compromises the anonymity of your torrent traffic and any other Tor web traffic you are using simultaneously, but also slows down the entire Tor network for everyone.
Use HTTPS versions of websites.
Tor will encrypt your traffic within the Tor network, but the encryption of your traffic to the final destination website depends on that website. To help ensure secure encryption, the browser includes HTTPS Everywhere, which forces the use of HTTPS encryption on major websites that support it. However, you should still check the browser’s URL bar to ensure that websites where you provide sensitive information display a blue or green URL bar button.
Don’t open documents downloaded through Tor while online
The browser will warn you before automatically opening documents handled by external applications. Do not ignore this warning. Exercise caution when downloading documents through Tor, especially DOC and PDF files.
Use bridges and find a company.
The Tor Browser helps prevent attackers from discovering which websites you visit. However, by default, it does not stop someone monitoring your Internet traffic from knowing that you’re using Tor. If this is a concern, you can reduce the risk by configuring Tor to use a bridge relay instead of connecting directly to the public Tor network.
Supported Operating Systems:
- Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (32-bit, 64-bit)
- macOS 10.9 and later.
- Linux, BSD, and Unix
